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ART 3705 - Contemporary Art of Africa (3)


When Offered: On Demand
GEN ED: Junior Writing in the Discipline (WID)
This course examines themes in the study of the recent visual arts of Africa and the Caribbean during the colonial and post-colonial period. This course explores the ways that artistic production reflects its local background and circumstances as it enters into a dialog with a global art scene. The course will examine art as a sensitive barometer of social, cultural, religious, and political changes in modern Africa and the Caribbean. Lecture three hours.
Prerequisite: R C 2001  or its equivalent.